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■ Birmingham-Philadelphia flight takes off
Birmingham International airport welcomed the
inaugural service by US Airways to Philadelphia
this week. The new, seasonal five-times-a-week
sees ‘sales revival’
service is the first direct link between the cities.
■ UK government in court over Cyprus link the range of three, four and five-star,” he said.
Lucy Huxley.
UK operator Direct Traveller has backed a Turkish ON HOLIDAY Group has claimed current trading However, Young also said the group was
Cypriot airline that is taking the UK government is “about on a par” with last year, with business seeing good volumes in self-catering.
to court for refusing to allow direct flights to in March “pulling things back” after a mediocre “People are being more budget-conscious and
northern Cyprus. The airline’s legal challenge January and a drop in February. although all-inclusive helps, many people don’t
against the government’s rejection of its Sales director Brian Young said late sales were want to sit around the same hotel 24 hours a day.”
application to operate direct flights is due to be strong, with 75% of bookings now for departures Half-board and bed-and-breakfast options
heard at the High Court next week. within eight weeks, compared with 60% at the were significantly down, he added.
same time last year. Prices in the bed bank sector were “not as
■ Youngsters can log on to P&O Cruises He said that while people were concerned crazy as last year” but were still competitive.
P&O Cruises has launched a website about the recession and Young said predictions
dedicated to children and teenagers. their jobs, those in employ- that Thomas Cook’s acquisi-
The Cyber Reef has sections for four ment were actually better European vision: On Holiday tion of Medhotels and
age groups: Splashers for two to four- off than last year, thanks to Group is expanding into Europe by Hotels4U would raise prices
year-olds, Surfers for ages five to eight, mortgages, fuel and grocery launching its bed bank in Germany across the sector had not
Scubas for nine to 12-year-olds and H2O for prices coming down. this week, with Austria, Poland and really come to fruition.
ages 13-17. Visit
pocruises.co.uk/reef “It’s bottoming out. We France to follow. A new managing He said On Holiday
are not constantly seeing director (Guenter Korts, formerly of Group’s core focus in the UK
■ Amadeus appoints UK boss 4,000 job loss stories on the Worldspan) has been appointed there. was “consolidating in terms
Amadeus’s Australia and New Zealand managing TV anymore so people are Properties in Germany and of volume”.
director, Tim Russell, is to take over from deciding they can afford to surrounding countries will be added “We are not looking to
Stephane Durand as the global distribution go,” he said. since many Germans like to holiday grow volumes. It’s about
provider’s UK and Ireland managing director. Young said On Holiday at home or travel by car, Young said. growing margins. There’s
Group was seeing an upturn Meanwhile, On Holiday Group aims no point chasing market
■ Reggae Roots to spice up Advantage in all-inclusive bookings to sign more deals like the one it put share,” he said.
Dragons’ Den winner Levi Roots is to speak at the across all star ratings. in place with budget supermarket “It’s about our purchasing
Advantage Champions conference in Belfast next “In the past, it was mainly Aldi last year. Young said the firm team getting better deals
month. The Jamaican-born Londoner has sold the five-star all-inclusives was being approached “all the time” and spotting opportunities
more than two million bottles of Reggae Reggae we were selling, but now we by companies looking for similar deals. and getting them to market
sauce after appearing on the BBC programme. are seeing good sales across as soon as possible.”
■ Ryanair forces passengers online next week
Ryanair says it will make all passengers booking
from next Wednesday check in online as part of
its plan to stop using check-in desks by October.
The airline originally said it wanted all passengers
to use online check-in by May 1, but is now
insisting it will be enforced from May 20.
■ Travel 2’s Hollywood and Springs campaign
Long-haul specialist Travel 2 has teamed up with
West Hollywood Marketing and Visitors Bureau
and Palm Springs Desert Resorts to highlight a
range of twin centre itineraries targeting families
and couples. As part of the campaign, Travel 2
has provided agents with window posters to
display instore and agent flyers. Options include
a seven-day fly-drive from £489 per person.
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